To see a world in a grain of sand
And heaven in a wild flower
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Focus on Gods truth.

I was reading a post about how hard it is for girls and teenagers in this time and age, and this post really bring everything to light from http://visionarydaughters.com/ It teaches even me, and I am far from being a teenager, but the simple wisdom of Gods truth never fades and never changes. So mostly this is for myself to remind me to not focus on myself and my problems, but to see a larger picture.

• Stop focusing on yourself.

• Look to the big picture

• Stay focused on the goal

• View their situation as an opportunity, not an excuse

• Be grateful for what the Lord has given you.

• Embrace hardship, trials and hard work

• Don’t Become Bitter and Compromise. God did not fail you.

We may not be responsible for our circumstances, but we are responsible for how we use them, and we are responsible for our attitudes

There are principles in Scripture that suggest that we should be distinctively feminine, honoring parents and authorities, trying to serve God within a home-and-family context, preparing for wifehood and motherhood, praying for a God-honoring marriage and a godly husband with whom to build a better future for your daughters, building up men, and seeking after a useful education. Simply living with your biological parents or doing homemakey things, however, doth not a biblical daughter make. You can discourage your family, dishonor your parents, serve no one but yourself, run men down, waste time, neglect the needy, cultivate personal uselessness, and prepare yourself for a wretched marriage, while living self-righteously at home baking muffins in a feminine apron you made all by yourself.

But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear Him, and His righteousness unto children’s children; to such as keep His covenant, and to those that remember His commandments to do them. (Psalm 103:17,18)

• Don’t Judge Others and Assume that They are Judging You.

If you have been given a challenging situation, and are using it in faith, perseverance and integrity, you will be pleasing to God, and have the respect of His saints.

Eat the Rich, P.J. O’Rourke writes, “A liking for fairness is not that noble a sentiment. Fairness doesn’t rank with charity, love, duty, or self-sacrifice. And there’s always a tinge of self-seeking in making sure that things are fair.”

Here’s the other lesson the 10th commandment teaches. The tenth commandment is not about squelching desires and aspirations for a better life. It’s not telling us that it’s wrong to desire houses, livestock, wives, husbands, beauty, success, skills, gifts, or any of the other things that the Bible tells us are good things Gnostic or self-righteous pietism. The message of the 10th commandment is this: Don’t begrudge others the fruits of God’s blessing and their hard work – get out there and work towards those for yourself.

Coveting can consume our thoughts and eventually our life. If we give in to it, it will:

• Kill our gratitude

• Kill our incentive to work for what we desire

• Kill our ability to rejoice in other people’s good

• Kill our love for God, who clearly is ‘not fair’

In the same way that God designed all of creation in its undeniable perfection and beauty, He handcrafted each person’s situation with exquisite precision. He chose the exact parents, position, and opportunities that would best fulfill His purposes for your life and bring Him glory.

This does not mean that there won’t be trials and tests, not even for the seemingly “more fortunate.” We are all tested. “The LORD is in His holy temple, the LORD’S throne is in heaven: His eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. The LORD trieth the righteous…” (Psalm 11:4,5) The very trials He gives us are signs of His love for us in the advantages they ultimately produce.

After all, we’re not the only one struggling. All over the world women are being thrown out (and worse), wives are being abandoned, widows are being neglected, and another generation of daughters is being raised by women who married in desperation to escape an unhappy situation – perpetuating the cycle. Those who have had more personal experience with these kinds of problems will know better how to help. They will know better how to raise their sons to be responsible leaders and protectors. They will know better how to raise their daughters to be strong and full of faith. As women face their situations by re-hauling their attitudes and actions, in faith, they prepare themselves to be warriors in the work of re-hauling a broken nation.

We can’t promise anything – but God does promise some things to women in difficult situations. In His loving mercy, He promises that He will be “a Father to the fatherless, and a Judge of the widows” (Psalm 68:5). He promises that He makes “all things work together for good to them that love God, and to them who are called according to His purpose” (Rom. 8:28). He promises that if we “seek first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness… all these things shall be added unto you.” (Matt. 6:33). And He promises that if we “do not be weary in well doing,” “in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” (Gal. 6:9)

Lena at His Flower Kingdom.

Where do you find peace?

Ariana.

My oldest child is 11 years old. Loves to run, jump, race, climb trees, play with her siblings and loves to help me to cook.

Odelia.

My second child is 8 years old. Loves to sing, to draw, and follows her big sister.

Leona.

My 3rd little girl is 6 years old. Loves to dance, to read books and to play with dolls.

Gilbert.

My baby boy is 3 years old now... he is such a handsome little guy, loves cars, driving, and music!

My inspiration.

This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.~~Psalm 118~~~

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~~ Lao-Tzu~~

Seek God now! Seek Him hard! And He will be found by you.If you say you know Jesus, but does He know you?"Not everyone who says to me 'Lord, Lord', will enter the kindgom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." Sometimes we look so intently toward the top of our mountain that we stumble over the steps leading to it. The journey begins just where you are with blessings in every step.At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.-Albert SchweitzerBut they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. {Isaiah 40:31}Be glad for all God is planning for you, Be patient in trouble, and always be prayerful. {Romans 12:12}

Faith is knowing without seeing, believing without fully understanding, trusting without touching the One who is ever faithful.

No matter what my ears may hear, Or what my eyes may see, There's nothing for me to fear, Lord; You're always here with me.